Customer segments

Boron steel for wear resistance

Ovako supplies different grades of boron steel for agricultural machines, such as plows and many other products where wear resistance is a critical issue.

Boron steels are used in wear resistance parts and fasteners for agricultural, forestry and off-road vehicles. Boron alloying even in small quantities significiantly increases the hardenability of steel, allowing lower contents of carbon and other alloying elements.

The benefits are:

low hardness in the rolled condition

good weldability

good formability

a good combination of high tensile strength and tougness after quenching and tempering.

Facts

More highly alloyed steel grades can often be replaced with boron steel.